Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
41
68
96
111
85
91
88
85
85
85
88
119
142
241
389
404
404
413
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:18PM1.66m
3:32AM1.59m
4:21PM1.67m
4:39AM1.55m
5:23PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.34m
9:42AM0.25m
10:28PM0.33m
10:46AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
15
19
20
17
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
5
12
16
16
13
10
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